I have access to a restored pair of Altec C322A compressors. Anybody have thoughts on them? I'm not an old Altec guy, so I don't know if these are some of the wildly sought-after models. Any idea what they're worth? Thanks for the help.

what can you tell me about them, and are they worth about $220?

from what i understand, you have to get a part from JBL to change the transformer output to balanced?

Hey all. Quick question: what's the difference between the dbx 160a, 160x and 160xt compressors? I don't own any of them, but I'd like to and it seems the 160x's are the cheapest, followed by the xt's then the a's (on ebay and at used gear shops). I've looked all over the Internet and even on dbx's website, but I can't find any glaring difference.

Anyone have any experience with these compressors?
I'm thinking of getting a pair racked.
Probably the 179-150 or 179-140.

I have a dbx DDP rack compressor/limiter and the Waves NPP compressor. I'm interested in finding out from another point of view, if one had a choice of the 2, which one would be better? I'm setting up to lay a few backup & adlib vocal tracks as well as main vocals too. :confused:

Hello Everyone,
I've always heard that Paul's bass went through a TUBE version of the Altec comp. Maybe a 436 or 438C. Now while looking at page 165 of "the complete Beatles Recording Sessions" I'm seeing what appear to be Altec comps, but they appear closer to the 1591A.

Dbx 266xl compressors how are these things besides being realy cheap

i have a uad 1 card which has the LA-2A and 1176 as plugins on it. i've been mucking around using them as limiters trying emulate the real deal.

i get hotter, clean signals for sure. but i'm curious to see if any one would choose one of these if they had the real unit. or if they are not really for mastering.

I recently discovered this interesting compressor and I'm thinking about getting one to use as an "add-on"-compressor for drums. I haven't had the chance to try one out yet, so has anybody used the dynamaxx and how did you like it ? The purpose as I said is not as a part of the recording channel but mainly for compression FX. Looking forward to any comments, thanx.

Hi There, does anyone have any suggestions for a good guy to look over and rack 2 Calrec PQ1061s, a Neve 33314a Compressor and a Calrec C1204 Compressor. Would really appreciate any info, I also have a lot of other vintage gear that needs some attention, such as a Cadac board and some BBC Glensound equipment, so a good recommendation would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,